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Oxfordshire Council Seeks High Court Injunction Over Flag Placements
The council says hundreds of unauthorised flags have raised safety concerns and cost about £15,000 to remove.
- Oxfordshire County Council has filed for a High Court injunction to halt the unauthorized placement of St George's Cross and Union Jack flags on public highways by the group Raise the Colours, targeting displays on lampposts across the region.
- Following months of persistent unauthorized flag placement by Raise the Colours, the council initiated legal proceedings that continued despite a formal legal notice in March and pre-action letters sent last month.
- Council leader Cllr Tim Bearder stated the application is "about protecting our residents, our workforce and the values we stand for as a county," noting the flags "caused fear and division" amid reports of safety risks and intimidation.
- The High Court will hear the council's application at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday, June 23; if granted, the injunction would legally oblige Raise the Colours to end unauthorized flag placement on highway infrastructure.
- Distinguishing between lawful expression and unlawful obstruction, the council emphasized support for residents displaying flags on private property, noting that widespread flag flying on public infrastructure has become contentious for several local authorities.
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The Independent (US)Oxfordshire Council seeks to ban England flags from street lampposts
The local authority said the flags were causing ‘fear and division’ among residents
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As the 2026 North and Central America World Cup is underway, controversy has arisen after a local parliament in the United Kingdom initiated legal procedures to prevent the act of putting up a flag (national flag) in public places. According to the British Daily Telegraph, the Oxfordshire County Council applied for an injunction from the High Court on the 17th to prevent the act of putting the British flag “Union Jack” and the English flag “St. …
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